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How's Your Ego?
bkoenig:
I'll throw in a plug here...I run a CMP Rimfire Sporter match once a month at the Lincoln Ikes range. It's a good match if you're interested in position shooting. Easy enough that beginners will be able to score points on every shot, but the 10 ring is small enough that expert shooters will tear their hair out trying to hit it.
We also have a vintage military rifle match that is a lot of fun (mostly a lot of good natured trash talking), centerfire benchrest, ARA (rimfire) benchrest, lever action silhouette, and a bunch of other matches I can't remember off the top of my head.
If you live in mid or Eastern Nebraska you have a ridiculous number of shooting sports to choose from, between 4 Rivers Sportsmens Club in Hastings, Heartland Park in GI, the Ikes and Lincoln Trap & Skeet in Lincoln, Weeping Water Gun Club, and ENGC in Louisville. If you travel a little further there are even more, like Tappan Hill in Kansas, where they're really into lever action and black powder cartridge rifle silhouette.
The western part of the state is obviously more spread out, but the Alliance Rifle Club has (as far as I know) the only 1,000 yard rifle range in the state. People travel from all over the USA and even some foreign countries to shoot matches there.
You could easily shoot multiple matches every weekend if you have the time and money. What it really comes down to is....what kind of shooting are you interested in? I guarantee there is a competition that covers it. My advice is to find a match you'd like to try and then call or email the contact person. Pretty much every match director I've ever met is eager to attract new shooters, so if you contact them they'll be happy to point you in the right direction.
JTH:
--- Quote from: bkoenig on October 18, 2014, 12:19:35 AM ---You could easily shoot multiple matches every weekend if you have the time and money. What it really comes down to is....what kind of shooting are you interested in? I guarantee there is a competition that covers it. My advice is to find a match you'd like to try and then call or email the contact person. Pretty much every match director I've ever met is eager to attract new shooters, so if you contact them they'll be happy to point you in the right direction.
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When is the last time you ran into a shooter who didn't want to talk guns? Never, right? :)
And in addition to having a better idea of your skill level (and what skill levels are possible), you gain a wealth of knowledge about firearms in general. Everyone has opinions, everyone talks guns and their uses, you learn about guns and gear and carry and technique from many different viewpoints.
Not everyone is going to be a champion--this is real life, we don't give participation ribbons to everyone, and there will only be one winner. So the ego question really is, can you handle the truth about your shooting skills? Because it'll help make you a better shooter!
(pause as we wait for the first person to post something from A Few Good Men...)
Waltherfan:
I'm surprised no one mentioned Council Bluffs Rifle and Pistol Club. That's where I do my match shooting. Seems like I learn something new every time I go. This Sunday is a cowboy and practical pistol match. Bowling pin matches are my favorite with the 100 yard benchrest .22 matches a close second.
Lorimor:
:D Competition shootin' is hard on the ego. Training is hard on the ego. I speak from experience. :) It has a nasty way of exposing your weaknesses. It's easy to practice and train on your own and get to thinking that you know what you're doing. And I've got a big ego.
But it's the best way to get better, if that's what you want to do.
You don't know what you don't know.
I wish ENGC wasn't so far away. It's tough to get myself motivated to get up out of a nice warm bed at 430AM on weekend mornings and drive, especially when driving is all I've been doing all week. :) Sad story, I know.
JTH:
--- Quote from: Waltherfan on October 18, 2014, 09:11:22 AM ---I'm surprised no one mentioned Council Bluffs Rifle and Pistol Club.
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Didn't even know there was one! Excellent!
https://www.cbr-pc.org/
Can you explain what the Action Cowboy / Practical Pistol matches are like? I read the Action Cowboy pdf file, but I don't understand the practical pistol part.
(The bowling pin shoot looks like a lot of fun---I'm going to have to try to come up for one of those next year!)
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